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William II (29 April 1469 – 11 July 1509) was Landgrave of Lower Hesse from 1493 and Landgrave of Upper Hesse after the death of his cousin, William III, Landgrave of Upper Hesse in 1500. This immediately sparked the War of the Katzenelnbogen Succession , in which William sought to enforce his claim on the County of Katzenelnbogen with ...
- Mechthild of Württemberg-Urach
- House of Hesse
- Louis II, Landgrave of Lower Hesse
- Yolande of Vaudémont, Anna of Mecklenburg-Schwerin
Hesse was re-unified under Landgrave William II in 1500. The Landgraviate rose to primary importance under his son Philip I , also called Philip the Magnanimous, who embraced Protestantism following the 1526 Synod of Homberg and then took steps to create a protective alliance of Protestant princes and powers against the Catholic emperor Charles V .
- State of the Holy Roman Empire
Coin of William II, Elector of Hesse, struck 1823 Obverse: (German) WILHELM II, KURF S.L.V. HESSEN G.H.V. FULDA, "Wilhelm II, Kurfurst und Sovereigner Landgrave von Hessen, Gross Herzog von Fulda " in English: "William II, Elector and Sovereign Landgrave of Hesse, Grand Duke of Fulda." Reverse: (German) EINEN THALER, in English: "One Thaler."
- 27 February 1821 – 20 November 1847
- Hesse-Kassel
See below. Elector of Hesse 1803-1875. 1866 annexed by Prussia. William I (1743 – 1821) Elector of Hesse. William I (IX) (1743 – 1821) Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel and Elector of Hesse from 1803 to 1806 and from 1813. 1806 annexed by the Kingdom of Westphalia, 1813 restored. Grandmaster of the House-order of the Golden Lion.
27 apr 2022 · Ludwig II Landgraf von Hessen-Ka... father. Anna von Hessen, Prinzessin. sister. Wilhelm I, Landgrave of Hesse-Ka... brother. Maria von Solms-Laubach. stepdaughter. About Wilhelm II, Landgraf von Hessen. Wilhelm der Mittlere. Links: The Peerage. Geneall. Wikipedia: English Deutsch.
- Kassel, Hessen
- Kassel, Hessen, Deutschland (HRR)
- March 29, 1469
William II (29 April 1469 – 11 July 1509) was Landgrave of Lower Hesse from 1493 and Landgrave of Upper Hesse after the death of his cousin, William III, Landgrave of Upper Hesse in 1500. William II is also called "William the Middle" to distinguish him from his elder brother "William I the Elder", and his cousin "William III, the Younger".
1567–1806. George I (1547-1596) Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt from 1567, fourth son of Philip I the Magnanimous. Married Magdalene of Lippe (1552–1587) daughter of Bernhard VIII, Count of Lippe. Louis V (1577 – 1626) Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt. Married Magdalene of Brandenburg (1582 – 1616) daughter of John George, Elector of Brandenburg.